Horizontal boxplot in d3.js





This post describes how to build an horizontal boxplot with d3.js. It is also a clean template with color scale, tooltip, axis names, custom axis and more. You can see more basic examples in the boxplot section of the gallery.


Boxplot section

Features:

  • This chart is a boxplot with Jitter, with a few more customization.

  • Dot color follows a scaleSequential with the inferno color palette. --> read more

  • Axis are customized: less tick, less bar and titles. --> Read more

  • Tooltip added to get exact value of a dot. --> Read more

<!DOCTYPE html>
<meta charset="utf-8">

<!-- Load d3.js -->
<script src="https://d3js.org/d3.v4.js"></script>

<!-- Create a div where the graph will take place -->
<div id="my_dataviz"></div>

<!-- Plugin for color scale -->
<script src="https://d3js.org/d3-scale-chromatic.v1.min.js"></script>

<!-- Tooltip style -->
<style>
.tooltip {
  background-color: black;
  border: none;
  border-radius: 5px;
  padding: 15px;
  min-width: 400px;
  text-align: left;
  color: white;
}
</style>

<script>

// set the dimensions and margins of the graph
var margin = {top: 10, right: 30, bottom: 50, left: 70},
    width = 460 - margin.left - margin.right,
    height = 400 - margin.top - margin.bottom;

// append the svg object to the body of the page
var svg = d3.select("#my_dataviz")
  .append("svg")
    .attr("width", width + margin.left + margin.right)
    .attr("height", height + margin.top + margin.bottom)
  .append("g")
    .attr("transform",
          "translate(" + margin.left + "," + margin.top + ")");

// Read the data and compute summary statistics for each specie
d3.csv("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/holtzy/D3-graph-gallery/master/DATA/iris.csv", function(data) {

  // Compute quartiles, median, inter quantile range min and max --> these info are then used to draw the box.
  var sumstat = d3.nest() // nest function allows to group the calculation per level of a factor
    .key(function(d) { return d.Species;})
    .rollup(function(d) {
      q1 = d3.quantile(d.map(function(g) { return g.Sepal_Length;}).sort(d3.ascending),.25)
      median = d3.quantile(d.map(function(g) { return g.Sepal_Length;}).sort(d3.ascending),.5)
      q3 = d3.quantile(d.map(function(g) { return g.Sepal_Length;}).sort(d3.ascending),.75)
      interQuantileRange = q3 - q1
      min = q1 - 1.5 * interQuantileRange
      max = q3 + 1.5 * interQuantileRange
      return({q1: q1, median: median, q3: q3, interQuantileRange: interQuantileRange, min: min, max: max})
    })
    .entries(data)

  // Show the Y scale
  var y = d3.scaleBand()
    .range([ height, 0 ])
    .domain(["setosa", "versicolor", "virginica"])
    .padding(.4);
  svg.append("g")
    .call(d3.axisLeft(y).tickSize(0))
    .select(".domain").remove()

  // Show the X scale
  var x = d3.scaleLinear()
    .domain([4,8])
    .range([0, width])
  svg.append("g")
    .attr("transform", "translate(0," + height + ")")
    .call(d3.axisBottom(x).ticks(5))
    .select(".domain").remove()

  // Color scale
  var myColor = d3.scaleSequential()
    .interpolator(d3.interpolateInferno)
    .domain([4,8])

  // Add X axis label:
  svg.append("text")
      .attr("text-anchor", "end")
      .attr("x", width)
      .attr("y", height + margin.top + 30)
      .text("Sepal Length");

  // Show the main vertical line
  svg
    .selectAll("vertLines")
    .data(sumstat)
    .enter()
    .append("line")
      .attr("x1", function(d){return(x(d.value.min))})
      .attr("x2", function(d){return(x(d.value.max))})
      .attr("y1", function(d){return(y(d.key) + y.bandwidth()/2)})
      .attr("y2", function(d){return(y(d.key) + y.bandwidth()/2)})
      .attr("stroke", "black")
      .style("width", 40)

  // rectangle for the main box
  svg
    .selectAll("boxes")
    .data(sumstat)
    .enter()
    .append("rect")
        .attr("x", function(d){return(x(d.value.q1))}) // console.log(x(d.value.q1)) ;
        .attr("width", function(d){ ; return(x(d.value.q3)-x(d.value.q1))}) //console.log(x(d.value.q3)-x(d.value.q1))
        .attr("y", function(d) { return y(d.key); })
        .attr("height", y.bandwidth() )
        .attr("stroke", "black")
        .style("fill", "#69b3a2")
        .style("opacity", 0.3)

  // Show the median
  svg
    .selectAll("medianLines")
    .data(sumstat)
    .enter()
    .append("line")
      .attr("y1", function(d){return(y(d.key))})
      .attr("y2", function(d){return(y(d.key) + y.bandwidth()/2)})
      .attr("x1", function(d){return(x(d.value.median))})
      .attr("x2", function(d){return(x(d.value.median))})
      .attr("stroke", "black")
      .style("width", 80)

  // create a tooltip
  var tooltip = d3.select("#my_dataviz")
    .append("div")
      .style("opacity", 0)
      .attr("class", "tooltip")
      .style("font-size", "16px")
  // Three function that change the tooltip when user hover / move / leave a cell
  var mouseover = function(d) {
    tooltip
      .transition()
      .duration(200)
      .style("opacity", 1)
    tooltip
        .html("<span style='color:grey'>Sepal length: </span>" + d.Sepal_Length) // + d.Prior_disorder + "<br>" + "HR: " +  d.HR)
        .style("left", (d3.mouse(this)[0]+30) + "px")
        .style("top", (d3.mouse(this)[1]+30) + "px")
  }
  var mousemove = function(d) {
    tooltip
      .style("left", (d3.mouse(this)[0]+30) + "px")
      .style("top", (d3.mouse(this)[1]+30) + "px")
  }
  var mouseleave = function(d) {
    tooltip
      .transition()
      .duration(200)
      .style("opacity", 0)
  }

  // Add individual points with jitter
  var jitterWidth = 50
  svg
    .selectAll("indPoints")
    .data(data)
    .enter()
    .append("circle")
      .attr("cx", function(d){ return(x(d.Sepal_Length))})
      .attr("cy", function(d){ return( y(d.Species) + (y.bandwidth()/2) - jitterWidth/2 + Math.random()*jitterWidth )})
      .attr("r", 4)
      .style("fill", function(d){ return(myColor(+d.Sepal_Length)) })
      .attr("stroke", "black")
      .on("mouseover", mouseover)
      .on("mousemove", mousemove)
      .on("mouseleave", mouseleave)


})



</script>

Related blocks →

  • Simple Box Plot Example in d3.js v4.0 - link

  • D3.js Boxplot with Axes and Labels - link